Ready To Win

Revved up and ready to go! Countdown begins and questions are being prepared. Who will win?  The simple answer? Those who read the books and therefore know the answers!

Here are the links http://www.amazon.com/Step-Into-Darkness-Part-One-ebook/dp/B00WGDDEF2
And http://www.amazon.com/The-Original-Sin-Part-1-ebook/dp/B0139ABKO2

Just a hint of what you could win

 

 

See you all on Saturday on FB 10-11am EST!

The Original Sin Update

It's been a crazy few days, I've resigned and am between jobs right now. It's for the best, just not the best feeling in the world. The downside is the job hunt begins, the upside is I'm leaving a horribly toxic atmosphere.

For readers (where would I be without you?), alternate story arc update will soon be available on Literotica. Read The Original Sin Chp 1 and 2 before reading Chp3 :) Marguerite and Henry will be forced to part soon and dark, dark revenge will soon be upon some members of the Brotherhood.

Part 3 of the original story A Step Into Darkness is now on Kindle and Kindle Unlimited. Part 1 and 2 are also available on Amazon, Google Play and iTunes among others!

Post at the end of a crazy week

Been a crazy week ending in an awful cold. Curling up with my favourite kinky reads and continuing to weave the journey into dark desire. Hint: Jamie takes over Victoria's senses after initiating her in Part 1 and signing possession in Part 2

The Original Sin Story arc continues its serialization on http://t.co/M5LiVf0TyM

And while I hate to throw complications in the lovebirds' way but all this will only make it sweeter and hotter later on!

Enjoy the week ahead!

Wine And Erotica

It's Friday! Hope all readers are having a good one. Finally managed to have a glass of wine and relax before the "super" work weekend. Plus crackers with peanut butter. Ok, weird combinations, but it's sparked off a thought about Food Play ~ expect to see that in the works soon!

The serialization continues as well, the violent part is today, so heads up for those who are a little more sensitive. Link is here http://eroftasy.blogspot.sg/2015/04/purgatory.html

Once the serialization of Chapter 1 is done, there'll be a fun contest: the first 3 readers who can point out the paragraphs from the book which are missing from the serialization will get to read the first chapter of part 3 before it's published! Details of that contest will be announced at the end of the serialization.

Have fun this weekend! Preferably ordering and reading a copy of  A Step Into Darkness Part 1 and 2 available in Amazon  , Barnes and Noble , iTunes , Google Play and BookRix . LOL Well, you can't blame me for trying!

Rape Trope and the Part One controversy

When A Step Into Darkness was first conceptualized, it was not intended to be a bodice ripper, though I’ve read a fair number of them, including some of the more infamous examples, particularly Christine Monson’s Stormfire.

As Part One was released, I braced myself for the backlash though precautionary measures were taken that included reducing the details in the description of the rape of Marguerite, Mary and Cicely by the Brotherhood. That rape scene was intended to show the misogynistic thought processes of male characters such as William Wentworth in the 1700s, where the only desire that counted was that of men. Hence, the exercise of power in terms of desire and sexuality was male-centric, the most extreme example being the Brotherhood, which some astute first readers have realised takes inspiration from the Hellfire clubs of Wharton and Dashwood.

That Marguerite’s son goes on to rape Victoria Wentworth in an act of revenge that ironically echoes his mother’s ordeal is as much revenge trope as it is rape trope. What disturbed readers most was perhaps Victoria’s physical reaction. To clarify, she is not experiencing rape fantasies and the scene is not meant to express that trope either. Rather, it expresses the male view of sex and desire as power over the female. Victoria’s reaction reflects her identity at the time, a young single lady who has been closeted within the confines of social regulations for much of her life, expected, in most circumstances, not to have sexual encounters or experience. The awakening of desire and the journey it takes female protagonist 1 (yes, there is at least one other who does not appear till Book 3) on will be the exploration of desire from the female perspective within a male-centric social structure. That is in essence the direction of the narrative for the series. Hopefully, this resolves most questions and will allow readers to enjoy the books.

A Step Into Darkness is Book One in the Darkest Before Dawn series , which has a total of 5 books.
For readers who would like to have a copy of the books:

A Step Into Darkness Part One is now out on
iTunes https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/a-step-into-darkness-part-one/id985919142?mt=11
Barnes and Noble http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/a-step-into-darkness-part-one-judith-loewe/1121748210?ean=9783736887084&isbn=9783736887084
Amazon Kindle version http://www.amazon.com/Step-Into-Darkness-Part-One-ebook/dp/B00UYFSJ3G

A Step Into Darkness Part Two is also out on
iTunes https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/a-step-into-darkness-part-two/id985105771?mt=11
Barnes and Noble http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/a-step-into-darkness-part-two-judith-loewe/1121727028?ean=9783736887138&isbn=9783736887138
Amazon http://www.amazon.com/Step-Into-Darkness-Darkest-Before-ebook/dp/B00VMQUIN0/ref=sr_1_5?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1429273605&sr=1-5&keywords=a+step+into+darkness .

Do read and rate! Personal or private responses are welcome as well, email me.

For readers who loved Marguerite and wish to read more about her, please follow The Original Sin series  by outofshadows on Literotica. The offshoot was inspired by reader requests for more of Marguerite’s story arc.

Have a great weekend reading!

Of Hookup Conversations and Book Availability

Attended the Forever Romance Historical Hookup and it was more fun than anticipated! Would have been a lot more fun if silly me hadn't gotten lost on the wrong platform! You can still see snippets of it on the Facebook page for the event and on my Twitter wall @judith_loewe . Many thanks to Forever Romance who hosted the event as well as Lily Dalton and Elizabeth Hoyt who kindly responded!

Thanks to the folks over at BookRix for their patience and help in getting the books out. Here are the links for part 1 on BookRix and iTunes  https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/a-step-into-darkness-part-one/id985919142?mt=11 

Have fun reading!

Am off to download Bumble for some fun!

It's Live!

Yeess!!! Part 2 is out!

Please check it out on:

Barnes and Noble
http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/a-step-into-darkness-part-two-judith-loewe/1121727028?ean=9783736887138&isbn=9783736887138

iTunes
https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/a-step-into-darkness-part-two/id985105771?mt=11

Amazon
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00W1738SG/?_encoding=UTF8&tag=boo0d5-20&linkCode=ur2&camp=1789&creative=9325

Leaving you with another snippet before I go do a little dance, no rain but dancing is always fun!

The room was filled with the scent of their lovemaking and the rasps of harsh breaths as they recovered from their wild coupling...